Heroes (might contain slight spoilers)

[Trekkygeek]

Okay, I have heard some disconcerting news today. Both Geekson and Extralife are saying that the dialogue and character profiles in Heroes are really weak. Now I know they only saw the first two episodes and that I am still a little behind on the podcasts, but I usually find their reviews quite reliable. I hope you guys can reassure me that when it shows over here (next month) that It is going to be a quality show. Extralife were comparing it to Invasion and surface which both got canned after just one season. Please set my mind at rest folks. Cheers :)

[Geekyfanboy]

Well I don't listen to Geekson or Extralife but after hearing this I'm not so sure really want too. Comparing Heroes to Invasion and Surface is like apples to oranges. First of all Invasion and Surface (which by the way both shows I loved) were not hits and slowly weathered away to nothing even though the stories got better and better as the series went on. Heroes is a HIT, it's one of the most watched new series on TV. Second it's a serial drama, like Lost it gives you bits and pieces along the way. They can't give you everything you want to know right up front. I think the writting is superb and Heroes, unlike Lost has moved a bit faster but still leaves you wanting more. Every episode builds on itself. With the pilot you get a brief glimpse of these characters and as the series goes (we are only up to episode 11) you get more and more info about these characters and their stories. These "Podcasters" have only seen the first two episodes of a bigger story. Don't worry Tim, I love this TV series and your going to love it too.

[Trekkygeek]

I trust your judgement Kenny and I'm sure the extralife and geekson guys have changed their mind. Cheers buddy

[Geekyfanboy]

Renewal Opens Up Heroes

Tim Kring, creator and executive producer of NBC's hit series Heroes, told SCI FI Wire that the network's announcement of a renewal for a full second season allows the writers to explore more story possibilities. "In network TV you never take these things for granted," Kring said in an interview at the Television Critics Association press tour in Pasadena, Calif., on Jan. 17. "And while we're clearly a success, these things are always fabulous. And I think how early it was done is just a huge show of support for the show."

On Jan. 17, NBC announced that it was ordering up a full second season of the hit series, about ordinary people who discover they have extraordinary abilities.

The writers are still breaking stories for the end of season one, which will run a full 23 episodes, but have already started talking about where the series will go in season two. "It is forcing these discussions about season two, and that's been actually one of the really fun things about this kind of storytelling," Kring said. "It seems to want to generate ahead far enough so that you're never really in that much trouble. It's amazing. I was sort of panicked by the idea of having to take a break at the end of this season and go off and think about season two, and it's just naturally starting to come up in the writers' room, and we're putting stuff up on the board. While I had big tentpole ideas of where I wanted it to go, the meat is actually getting filled out, and every day I look at that board, and I smile, because it's one less thing I have to think about on my hiatus."

Kring assured viewers that the storyline concerning the looming apocalypse will be wrapped up before the end of this season. Although some questions will be answered, he promised that others will be raised in the finale. "It's not necessarily a cliffhanger in terms of what has been set up so far, storywise," he said. "It's more of a cliffhanger as to the welfare and well-being of several of our characters. But there will be a payoff. ... It plays into where we kick off at the top of the season." Heroes returns with an all-new episode on Monday Jan. 22 at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT.

[Geekyfanboy]

Takei Takes On Heroes

Star Trek veteran George Takei, who will play the father of Masi Oka's Hiro Nakamura on NBC's Heroes later this season, told SCI FI Wire that even he doesn't know what his character's true motives are. "The thing isâ€"and this is the part of the challenge of doing Heroesâ€"I really don't know who my character is and why my character does what he does and what his motivations are and where he's going," Takei said in an interview at the Television Critics Association press tour in Pasadena, Calif., on Jan. 17. "Because with each new script, I make new discoveries. Is he good or is he bad? Is he domineering or is he being told to behave that way? I mean, there's so many ambiguous things about it."

Takei's character is a stern, traditional figure, who disapproves of his son's quest to become a hero, he said. "I'm a powerful industrialist. We come from a very distinguished family. An old-line family. I was brought up that way, and I thought I would bring up my son that way. But I'm discovering that there are strange things happening."

One of the biggest challenges, Takei said, is that he has had to perform all of his scenes in Japanese. Though he speaks the language fluently, it's the first time he's ever worked that way. "It's a commentary on the television viewing audience," he said. "Here it is, prime-time network popular television, and [we have] whole scenes being played in a foreign language with English subtitles. I think it's a great commentary on how sophisticated and how global our television-viewing audience has become. ... I haven't worked in Japan in Japanese. And here I am in the United States working in Japanese with English subtitles. So that's a delight, but it's also a challenge because it's not my first language."

So far, Takei has filmed three episodes, with the possibility of more if the story allows it.

Takei also acknowledged that Hiro loves Takei's most famous role, Mr. Sulu in the original Star Trek series. When informed that Oka had suggested the writers make a reference to Sulu being Hiro's true father figure, Takei was delighted at the prospect. "Well, I am!" he said. "They should work it in there. At least, 'Papa, you look like Sulu.'" Heroes returns with an all-new episode on Jan. 22 at 9 p.m. ET/PT.

[Geekyfanboy]

Eccleston’s “Heroes” Role Revealed â€" Well, Sort Of!

In November 2006 we reported that former Doctor Who star Christopher Eccleston would be appearing in some of the new episodes of NBC’s hit “Heroes.” At that time it was all hush-hush whether he would actually be one of the heroes or some other related cast member. Now we are happy to report that he will indeed be a hero and an invisible one at that.

Eccleston will be starring as an invisible-man named Claude, in a homage to the late actor Claude Rains who starred as the original invisible man in the great 1933 classic SF film “The Invisible Man.”

Tim Kring, the show’s creator and executive producer, said in a interview at the Television Critics Association this week that, “So far, he’s [Eccleston] been in four [episodes], and then we’re trying to work out his dates with his movie that he’s doing.” “We’d like to have him come and play with us for a while,” added Kring.

You can see Claude in the very first new episode called “Godsend,” when it airs this coming Monday, January 22nd on NBC.

“His character acts as a sort of mentor for Milo’s [Ventimiglia] character, Peter, who’s having trouble controlling all of these crazy powers that he seems to have,” Kring said.

Kring added: “So he runs into this character, literally, and forces him, basically, to teach him what’s going on and to tell him what’s going on. And it’s the first indication for the audience that these powers have been around longer than we seem to have sensed it as an audience based on what we’ve seen so far.”

Eccleston’s newest film, “New Orleans, Mon Amour” is currentily in post-production. In it he plays Dr. Jekyll to Elizabeth Moss’ Hyde. Look for it in theaters sometime in 2008.

[Geekyfanboy]

Heroes Heats Up

Hayden Panettiere, who plays indestructible cheerleader Claire in NBC's Heroes, told SCI FI Wire that the end of the show's first season will be even more exciting than the beginning. "The next few episodes, oh, my God, you guys," Panettiere said in an interview at the Television Critics press tour in Pasadena, Calif. "I've said to everyone, 'It feels like we're starting a new season.' It's been the most incredible. Like, these episodes, the writing, the acting, the characters have made this huge leap. And it's amazing."

In the episodes leading up to the first-season finale, Claire will begin the search for her birth parents. The quest will lead her to some surprising answers, Panettiere promised. "My character is definitely running down that road of trying to discover who she is, where she comes from, who her parents are, if she's alone," she said. "And you realize that it's a very, very small world. And people have these very odd connections. And there is a big, big turn. A couple turns coming up."

As for the rumored death of one of the main characters, Panettiere said her power might make her a less likely candidate, but nothing is certain on this show. "It helps probably to be indestructible," she said. "But we've also realized the key to people's powers lies in their brain. And there's that scene a few episodes ago where Thomas Dekker's character said to me, ... 'You could have died' when Sylar comes. And I say, 'I know.' Because, the truth is, the question really is, can she die? If, let's say, she got that stick stuck in her head, and they never pulled it out, how long her body can survive enough to regenerate before she really dies?"

Then again, dying may not be enough to stop Claire Bennet. "I die all the time," Panettiere said. "I feel like Kenny in South Park. Like, 'Oh, my God. They killed Kenny!'" Heroes returns with all-new episodes on Jan. 22 at 9 p.m. ET/PT.

[Geekyfanboy]

Just finished watching the new episode of Heroes "Godsend" ...WOW... I'm so happy it's back. It was another awesome episode. Loved Peter's dream, WOW WOW WOW, Nathan and Simone getting disintegrated, it was so cool to see more characters (Issac, Hero, Ando, Simone and Nathan) coming together. Didn't get to see much of the new Hero, but I look forward to see his and Peter's relationship. I'm glad Claire and Zack are back on track to being best friends. Ali was great as Niki/Jessica, flipping back and fourth between the two characters. And the ending gave me chills. Can't wait for next week.

[darthcooley]

So what do you guys think is up with Linderman? I wonder if he has powers. he has to be more than just a crime boss he seems to be connected to everyone :starwars:

[MrOsterman]

So what do you guys think is up with Linderman? I wonder if he has powers. he has to be more than just a crime boss he seems to be connected to everyone :starwars:

The fact that he's buying up all of Isaac's painting's bothers me.

I'm hoping he's going to break the mold of the show and actually come out as a good guy through and through.  Claire's dad's got issues, that's for sure, but still...

ack.. want ... to.. avoid spoiling those who haven't seen it yet...

Mr. O

[Geekyfanboy]

So what do you guys think is up with Linderman? I wonder if he has powers. he has to be more than just a crime boss he seems to be connected to everyone :starwars:

I don't know what to make of Linderman.. they are building him up and up.. I just hope it's a good payoff.

The fact that he's buying up all of Isaac's painting's bothers me.

I agree.. he is also the person who has Hiro's sword. I feel like he is the puppet master behind our Heroes.

[Elizur]

Sorry if I missed this earlier. ... I thought I had heard that Sean Bean had been added to the cast.  Is that true, and is he maybe going to play Linderman?

I saw Dr. Who, actually my wife spotted him first, it was pretty cool to see him with a beard.

[Geekyfanboy]

Sorry if I missed this earlier. ... I thought I had heard that Sean Bean had been added to the cast.  Is that true, and is he maybe going to play Linderman?

I saw Dr. Who, actually my wife spotted him first, it was pretty cool to see him with a beard.

No Sean Bean was a rumour that got out of control.. he was suppose to play Sylar

[Darth Gaos]

Loved the show last night.  Jessica snapping the baton in half was AWESOME.  I too was glad to see Claire try and "reclaim" Zack.  I am wondering about the Haitian....what are his motives and what will happen?

Man I love this show.

[Geekyfanboy]

Jessica snapping the baton in half was AWESOME. 

Yeah but was that Jessica or Niki.. the look of surprise on her face after she did that made me think it was Niki.